Once upon a time, the middle east was a land of exotic mystery. A captivating world where the old ways persisted. Now... well let's not go there.

I figured I'd draw a pony dressed as a Ottoman Janissary. It's rather exotic, right? Figured in an age of Asia being persistent in western media breaking to the lands between east-and-west would be more exotic than overrated samurai and ninjas.

Alternatively, I could have done a Zebra dressed as a Zulu. That was an alternative. But I really like this hat.